Embassy Legalization · North KoreaNorth Korea is not part of the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostille will not be accepted there. Every US document destined for North Korea has to be legalized step by step — notarized where required, authenticated by the issuing state, authenticated by the US Department of State, and finally legalized by the Permanent Mission of the DPRK. Our Philadelphia team runs the entire chain and ships the finished file back to you.
Every stage has to happen in order, and every stage can send the file back. Select a stage to see exactly what happens and who signs.
Documents you sign — powers of attorney, affidavits, single status declarations, corporate resolutions — are notarized first, with complete commission wording the state will accept. We handle this at our Chestnut Hill office, by mobile notary, or by secure online notarization. Government-issued vital records skip this step because they are already certified.
Personal documents go straight through the chain. Commercial documents follow the same chain, with corporate certifications pulled from the issuing state first.
Our fee covers document review, notarization coordination, state authentication, US Department of State submission, consular submission, and tracked return delivery. Government and consular fees are passed through at cost — the Permanent Mission of the DPRK changes its schedule without notice.
One document carried through every stage to the Permanent Mission of the DPRK, including courier handoffs and tracked return shipping.
Family files, employment packages, and corporate sets. Priced per document with a written quote before anything is filed.
Government and consular processing times are outside our control. Requirements at the Permanent Mission of the DPRK can change; we confirm current requirements before your file is submitted.
12 E Highland Avenue, Suite 203
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Our office at 12 E Highland Avenue serves Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, and Bucks counties, plus South Jersey and Delaware. Walk your documents in, or send them by courier and we take it from there.
Tell us what the document is and where it is going. We confirm the current Permanent Mission of the DPRK requirements, quote the full chain, and run it end to end.